Parched NYT Crossword Clue

Crossword Answer

1 ? A

2 ? R

3 ? I

4 ? D

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Think of a desert landscape or a throat after a long speech.

Hint 2

meaning

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Dry means free from moisture or lacking wetness.

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The word 'parched' describes a state of extreme dryness or thirst, often used to describe land or a person's throat. 'Dry' is a synonym for this condition, capturing the absence of moisture.

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Boring, lifeless, Like a desert climate, Decidedly dry, Like most of Nevada, Like a desert's climate

NYT Crossword May 3 2026 Answers

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1 ? I
2 ? C
3 ? H
4 ? C
5 ? P
6 ? R
7 ? O
8 ? K
9 ? E
10 ? D
11 ? S
12 ? A
13 ? T
14 ? A
15 ? T
16 ? O
17 ? P
18 ? M
? U
? D
19 ? H
? O
? L
? E
20 ? P
? I
? T
? A
21 ? T
? E
? A
? C
? H
? M
? E
22 ? A
? T
? T
? U
? N
? E
? D
23 ? P
? L
? A
? S
24 ? T
? I
? C
? S
? H
? E
? E
? T
25 ? S
26 ? G
? I
? V
? E
? S
? A
? D
27 ? A
? R
? N
28 ? H
? O
? R
29 ? S
? T
? R
? A
? T
? A
30 ? I
? N
? S
31 ? I
? L
? E
32 ? O
? S
33 ? E
34 ? A
? R
? E
? S
35 ? N
? O
? E
36 ? A
37 ? S
38 ? Y
? T
? A
? S
39 ? K
40 ? S
? T
? I
? C
41 ? K
42 ? Y
? P
? A
? D
? S
43 ? E
? N
? T
? R
? A
? P
44 ? S
? S
? E
45 ? W
? I
? N
? O
? N
? A
46 ? I
? N
? R
47 ? E
48 ? E
49 ? R
? I
? N
50 ? N
? O
? D
51 ? R
52 ? A
53 ? M
54 ? A
55 ? B
56 ? R
57 ? I
? D
? G
? E
? T
58 ? J
59 ? O
? N
? E
? S
60 ? L
? O
? W
? D
? I
? G
? I
? T
61 ? E
? I
? N
62 ? S
? N
? O
? G
63 ? T
? H
64 ? R
? U
65 ? S
? A
? F
? E
? S
? T
66 ? L
? E
? F
67 ? T
68 ? A
? W
? R
69 ? Y
70 ? Y
? O
? R
71 ? E
72 ? E
? T
? T
? E
73 ? I
? S
? A
? Y
74 ? S
75 ? O
76 ? L
? E
? A
77 ? S
78 ? F
? I
? L
79 ? M
80 ? W
? E
? S
81 ? K
? E
? N
? K
? E
? S
82 ? E
? Y
83 ? C
? H
84 ? I
? L
? D
? S
? U
85 ? P
86 ? P
? O
? R
? T
87 ? E
? N
? T
? E
? N
? T
? E
88 ? P
? H
? Y
? S
89 ? E
? Z
? R
? A
90 ? T
? E
? N
91 ? H
? U
? T
92 ? A
93 ? C
94 ? C
95 ? A
? O
? R
96 ? T
97 ? A
98 ? L
99 ? B
100 ? A
101 ? R
102 ? B
? A
? R
? I
? A
? N
? S
103 ? T
? H
? I
104 ? N
? K
? P
? I
? E
? C
? E
105 ? E
? L
? I
? A
106 ? E
? D
? T
107 ? O
? R
? E
108 ? A
? C
? A
109 ? A
? M
? O
? N
110 ? R
111 ? A
112 ? H
? E
113 ? W
114 ? A
? C
? C
? O
115 ? U
116 ? N
117 ? T
? R
? E
? P
118 ? N
? O
? T
? Q
? U
? I
119 ? T
? E
? R
? I
120 ? G
? H
? T
121 ? B
? R
? O
? C
? O
? D
? E
122 ? N
? E
? U
? T
? R
? A
? L
123 ? M
? A
? M
? A
124 ? O
? B
? T
? U
? S
? E
? R
125 ? D
? R
? E
? S
? S
? U
? P
126 ? P
? H
? E
? W
127 ? P
? S
? A
128 ? E
? D
? S

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Clue Analysis

The 4-letter answer to “Parched” in the NYT Crossword May 3 2026 is ARID.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "Parched" is ARID.

A: The word 'parched' describes a state of extreme dryness or thirst, often used to describe land or a person's throat. 'Dry' is a synonym for this condition, capturing the absence of moisture.

A: Dry means free from moisture or lacking wetness.

A: Boring, lifeless, Like a desert climate, Decidedly dry, Like most of Nevada, Like a desert's climate

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